since it states that they hired 2 buses
and the equation is coming up with the total number of students ,
the letter b is for the number of students that rode each bus
So using BIMDAS(bracket,indexes,multiplied,divided,aadition,subtraction) first multiply the brackets to get 12.
Next do the minus two squared to get 4.
Next add 5+1 to get 6.
Next add 6 to 12 to get 18.
Lastly add the 18 to the 4
Answer:
-3x+11
Step-by-step explanation:
